Heading out on a trip for our 25th anniv.

Starting in London for 2.5 days. Half of one day of which will probably feature the wife and daughter going to the shopping district -- with orders to me to amuse myself in the interim.

So... what suggestions have you for me for about 4 hours in London that are NOT likely to be on all the typical guide books etc. THOSE I can get to or view (many of them with the wife and daughter), but are there some obscure but interesting choices I might look up and consider?

Suggestions appreciated!



NOTE: Seamus is an avid history buff, esp. militaria. Art etc. is fine, but I do NOT have a love for modern or performance art. I adore pubs with character. Fan of things Irish and Celtic traditional. Mimic accents well, but I will be dressed as a yank and I am not looking for a fistfight for entertainment.